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POSTMORTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Synonyms:
autopsy; necropsy; PM; post-mortem; post-mortem examination; postmortem; postmortem examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("postmortem" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Discussion of an event after it has occurred
Synonyms:
post-mortem; postmortem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("postmortem" is a kind of...):
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
Derivation:
postmortal (occurring or done after death)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring or done after death
Example:
postmortal wounds
Synonyms:
postmortal; postmortem
Classified under:
Antonym:
antemortem (preceding death)
Sense 2
Meaning:
After death or after an event
Example:
the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address
Classified under:
Similar:
succeeding (coming after or following)
